Photos: Virginia, Seucs Home, China Beauties

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Margaret Bryant (8 years of age) and Lydia watch intently as Anna Bryant (10 years of age) and Carissa Seuc (13 years of age) play a video game using the Wii console.

Family room

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Margaret and Lydia are rolling a giant hula hoop.

Kitchen

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Lydia and Margaret play with the hula hoop in another way.

Family room

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Margaret and Lydia are playing a video game with the Wii.

Family room

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Group photo

(left to right): Anna, Margaret, Lydia, and Carissa

Note: These four princesses were born in China, and all were adopted by parents living in America.

Family room

Note: All of these pictures were taken on December 28, 2009 at the home of Luis, Patsy, and Carissa Seuc in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Photos: Virginia, Seucs Home

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Carissa Seuc is demonstrating to Lydia how to play a stacking game.

Note: Players take turns to add building blocks to the structure, and the player who loses the game is the one whose addition topples the unit.

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Uncle Luis Seuc is launching a toy airplane to Lydia's delight.

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Chins and Seucs

(left to right): Carissa, Lydia, SiowFong, Patsy, Luis, and Tom

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Uncle Luis, SiowFong, and Lydia are looking at stuffed animals.


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While Carissa talks with SiowFong, Lydia is fascinated with the piano keys.

Note: All of these pictures were taken on December 28, 2009 at the home of Luis, Patsy, and Carissa Seuc in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Photos: Virginia, Pagtalunan 3

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Three amigos

(left to right): Kristian Pagtalunan, Lydia, and Gabriel Pagtalunan

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"Look how tall I am!"

Lydia and Kristian

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Lydia, Tiger, and Kristian are resting on uncle Will Pagtalunan.

Note: All of these pictures were taken on December 31, 2009 in the family room at the home of the Pagtalunans.

Photos: Virginia, Pagtalunan 2

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Christmas cookies

December 25, 2009

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Lydia is slowly eating a gingerbread Christmas cookie.

December 25, 2009


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Fei Hung Hsu, Lydia's cousin, and Lydia are playing with some of the many toys in the Pagtalunan home.

December 25, 2009


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A colorful castle attracts attention from Fei Hung and Lydia.

December 25, 2009


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While SiowFong feeds Lydia, Anna Pagtalunan is watching Kristian, her younger son, at the dining room table during lunch.

December 28, 2009



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Fascinated might be the right word to describe Lydia as she watches Anna and Gabriel Pagtalunan play a video game.

December 28, 2009

Photos: Virginia, Pagtalunan 1

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Uncle Roberto is coordinating this game of memories or card matching for the kids.


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Group photo

(left to right): Lydia, Fei Hung Hsu, Gabriel Pagtalunan, Kristian Pagtalunan

Note: With encouragement from the Pagtalunans, Lydia's dad family # 2 during his childhood and teenage years, as well as Fei Hung's parents (auntie Ginny and uncle Johnny) and Lydia's parents, the four children posed for a few pictures on the sofa in the sunroom.

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Up close and personal -- the gang of four

Note: Because the four kids are close in age, they played pretty well together, particularly since the Pagtalunans have a lot of toys in the home.

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Uncle Will is ticking Lyida while Gabriel is trying to tickle uncle Roberto. Kristian is about to do a forward roll on the floor.

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Uncle Roberto is playing a game with Lydia where he challenges her to escape from his grasp.

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Lydia and uncle Roberto ("Robo")


Note: All of these pictures were taken on December 25, 2009 at the home of the Pagtalunans in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Photos: Virginia, Christmas 3

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Uncle Johnny is lifting Lydia.

Living room of Pa and Ma Chin's home in Chesapeake, Virginia

December 30, 2009

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Lydia is watching Ma Chin make chocolate cupcakes.

Kitchen at Pa and Ma Chin's home in Chesapeake, Virginia

December 30, 2009

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Group picture

(first row: seated, from left to right): Linda Yip, Patsy Seuc, Ma Chin, Carissa Seuc, Lydia (with Tiger), and mom

(second row: standing, from left to right): Long Yip, Luis Seuc, Pa Chin, and dad

Note: The Seucs and the Yips treated us to a Chinese dinner at Jade Villa, the best Chinese restaurant in the Tidewater area.

Jade Villa used to be called Golden China and is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia

December 30, 2009

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Lydia, who is doing a ballet move, and Fei Hung, her cousin, are reacting to what they see on TV.

Living room at Pa and Ma Chin's home in Chesapeake, Virginia

December 25, 2009

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Fei Hung and Lydia are laughing at or about something.

Living room at Pa and Ma Chin's home in Chesapeake, Virginia

December 26, 2009

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Ma Chin is laughing as she draws something on the Magna Doodle for Lydia.

Living room at Pa and Ma Chin's home in Chesapeake, Virginia

December 31, 2009